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Last week, Behar played a pre-taped message from Goldberg offering an update on her health.

'I am here,' Goldberg says into the camera in the recording. 'I am up and moving around, not as fast as I'd like to be, but I am OK. I'm not dead.'

Goldberg revealed in a pre-taped video that aired on The View last Friday that she had pneumonia and nearly died of sepsis

The Academy Award-winning actress went on to explain that she had pneumonia in both lungs and was 'septic,' meaning that she had a potentially life-threatening condition in which the body is fighting a severe infection that has spread via the bloodstream.

'And yes,' she continued, 'I came very, very close to leaving the Earth. Good news: I didn't.'

She went on: 'Thank you for all of your good wishes, all of the wonderful things that people have been saying.

'Even people who aren’t huge fans of mine have actually been saying nice thing about me.'

The comedienne then joked that 'all that is gonna change' when she returns to the daytime talk show, drawing laughter from the live studio audience at The View.

WHAT IS SEPSIS?

Sepsis, known as the ‘silent killer’, strikes when an infection such as blood poisoning sparks a violent immune response in which the body attacks its own organs.

It is the leading cause of avoidable death, killing at least 44,000 a year, and the Daily Mail has long campaigned for more awareness.

If caught early, the infection can be controlled by antibiotics before the body goes into overdrive - ultimately leading to death within a matter of minutes.

But the early symptoms of sepsis can be easily confused with more mild conditions, meaning it can be difficult to diagnose.

Sepsis has similar symptoms to flu, gastroenteritis and a chest infection.

These include:

Slurred speech or confusion

Extreme shivering or muscle pain

Passing no urine in a day

Severe breathlessness

It feels like you are dying

Skin mottled or discoloured

Symptoms in children are:

Fast breathing

Fits or convulsions

Mottled, bluish or pale skin

Rashes that do not fade when pressed

Lethargy

Feeling abnormally cold

Goldberg ended her message by promising to tell her co-hosts about her health scare 'when we're all at the table'.

She then sent an air kiss and signed off with the words, 'see you soon'.

Goldberg, who is one of only 15 entertainers who have achieved the coveted EGOT status by winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, has been away from The View since February 5.

Behar addressed Goldberg's illness on The View for the first time the next day, saying she took a day off.

Then on February 20, Behar revealed that her colleague is recovering from a bout with pneumonia and wished her a speedy recovery.

Prior to her illness, Goldberg last appeared on The View on February 5 (pictured)

On February 20, Joy Behar said Goldberg was recovering from a bout with pneumonia, and not secretly preparing to host the Oscars, as some had previously suggested

At the time, Goldberg's extended absence from the show sparked rumors that she had been secretly preparing to host the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, after comedian Kevin Hart dropped out of the show over a controversy concerning homophobic tweets.

'There are all these conspiracy theories on the Internet that she’s not really sick and she’s secretly preparing to host the Oscars,' Behar said.

'She’s not even well enough to host this show right now, let alone the Oscars.'

Due to her illness, Goldberg also missed the third annual concert benefit Love Rocks NYC in Manhattan, which she was scheduled to helm alongside fellow comic Martin Short.

Goldberg became a moderator on The View in 2007, replacing Rosie O'Donnell.